Betty
#5
[Direct]
(April 1993)
Archie,
1992 Series
- Price
- 1.25 USD; 1.25 CAD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- 8 times a year in Feb., Mar., May, July, Aug., Sept., Oct., and Dec.
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Comics
- Editing
- Daryl Edelman (editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
Issue Notes
This issue has variants:
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Downhill Drag
Betty / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- While skiing at Mr. Lodge's new Timberland Ski Resort, Betty swerves on a downhill run to avoid a rabbit and pitches out of control down the mountain.
- Reprints
-
in Betty (Editions Héritage, 1993 series) #5 -
in Archie 1000 Page Comics-Palooza (Archie, 2014 series) ([February] 2014) - in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #220 (March 2014), #281 (April 2020)
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- Keywords
- skiing
The Gift
Betty / comic story / 0.67 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Veronica gives Archie a pager for his birthday, mainly to keep tabs on him.
- Reprints
[no title indexed]
statement of ownership / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Statement Of Ownership
Indexer Notes
Date of filing: Oct 1, 1992; Owner: Archie Comic Publications, Inc., 325 Fayette Avenue, Mamaroneck, NY, 10543, Michael I. Silberkleit and Richard H. Goldwater officers; Total paid circulation, avg 12 months: 40,512.
Plaster Disaster
Betty / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy; Moose Mason; Mr. Weatherbee; Mr. Flutesnoot; Miss Haggley
- Synopsis
- Reggie tries to write crib notes on Betty's cast, hoping to cheat on the upcoming history test. But his attempt is interrupted by Moose, who has learned Reggie made a date with Midge.
- Reprints
Time Will Tell
Big Ethel / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- A casual remark by Betty gives Ethel an inspiration for a dress she hopes will catch the eye of the boys.
Something To Cheer About
Betty / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Dilton Doily; Mr. Weatherbee; Nancy Woods; Midge Klump; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Dilton develops a motorized wheelchair so the cast-bound Betty can navigate the Riverdale High halls more easily. But she loses control and plows through the cheerleader squad practice.
- Reprints
Pet Plastic Recycling
Archie / public service announcement / 1 page
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Recycling Pete
- Synopsis
- Archie and the girls show readers what P.E.T. plastic is and how it recycles.
Bad News and Good News
Archie / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Bill Golliher ?
- Pencils
- Bill Golliher ?
- Inks
- Bill Golliher ?
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Bad news/good news scenarios on a skiing trip with Archie and the gang.
- Reprints
Plaster Parting
Betty / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Alice Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Betty outlines in her diary how she coped with having her leg in a cast and her eventual liberation from it.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- ice skating
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[If You Can Read This, Archie, You're Too Close!]
Betty -
1.
Downhill Drag
Betty -
2.
["I Know I Said"]
Editor's Notebook -
3.
["What A Deal"]
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4.
The Gift
Betty -
5.
["Statement Of Ownership"]
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6.
["Top Ten Reasons To Subscribe"]
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7.
Plaster Disaster
Betty -
8.
Time Will Tell
Big Ethel -
9.
["TMNT Adventures Special"]
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10.
Something To Cheer About
Betty -
11.
Pet Plastic Recycling
Archie -
12.
Bad News and Good News
Archie -
13.
["Running In Circles"]
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14.
Plaster Parting
Betty -
15.
Pet Fret
Betty and Archie
This issue was modified by, among others
- Peter Croome
- Igor Dybzinski
- Katy Hayhurst
- Thomas Johnson
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
- Jim Van Dore
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